KATHMANDU, MARCH 16

President Bidya Devi Bhandari is paying a two-day state visit to Bangladesh from March 22 to 23 at the friendly invitation of the President of Bangladesh Mohammad Abdul Hamid.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed that the Nepali delegation accompanying the President will consist of Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, along with secretaries and senior officials of MoFA, the Office of the President, and other relevant ministries.

During the visit, President Bhandari will attend the celebration of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, in Dhaka.

On the occasion, the President will deliver a statement on 'Nepal-Bangladesh Relations and Bangabandhu's Birth Centenary'. She will also hold talks with the President of Bangladesh at Bangabhaban.

The President is also scheduled to visit the Embassy of Nepal, meet with Nepali nationals in Bangladesh, and attend the luncheon to be hosted in her honour by the Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh.

President Bhandari will return home on March 23, according to MoFA.